1 To 1 Scale Power Armor

[Paul G.]

Totally dorked out...but kinda cool. doesnt look very comfortable and definately NOT powered.

 

[rmgill]

Underscores how any power armor that's not substantially taller is going to have all the operators with a serious case of bowed legs after any long durations operating the things.

[Matt Urbanski]

Looks kind of cool - at least when not walking.

 

The main issue here is that 40K Terminator armor (which they did an amazing job staying true to) is quite possibly the worst power armor design ever, anatomically speaking. The lower legs are incredibly wide and the soles of the boots don't have any give in them, while the torso and shoulder pad design ensures that any normal human wearing this thing doesn't have any arm mobility above the elbow.

 

IMO the biggest problem (from the point of view of ergonomics) with power armor designs is the tendency to treat the shoulder as a stationary ball joint anchored to the rib cage, ignoring the function of the clavicle and scapula. If you're going to have a truly normal range of motion, then you either need to segment the chest and back plates and add in more points of articulation, or design the armor so that the torso clamshell is suspended from the shoulder assembly (which is in turn connected to the waist and legs - perhaps by a column paralleling the spine) and not weight bearing.

[Yama]

Another one, Blood Angels tactical marine. Really well done:

 

[bojan]

Loads of done costumes, most of them quite good.

http://z6.invisionfree.com/Obscurus_Crusade/index.php?s=ae3d3538105ac0c6116b1ea9c401bf1b&showforum=2

[Mr King]

Now that is some impressive power armor